To Mr. Thomas Flynn [“To control deer population, let’s import wolves,” Your Opinion, Oct. 16], do you really think that your idea would fly even in the rural areas of New York State?

Yes wolves are natural enemies of deer and that is all well and good out in nature. Staten Island however is not a rural area. The concerns that come to mind in reference to Bambi are: Their habitat being taken away from them in the rural areas, lack of food and no birth control.

We are not the kings of the Island as the current residents believe. I was not born here and am completely amazed at the fact that we have so many “wild” animals that could live in a borough of New York City. I have seen eagles, yes eagles. I had the pleasure of seeing six deer running on the South Shore country club grounds. We have turkeys on this side of the Island. I have even seen some pretty big hawks.

We the humans took over their land, not the other way around. Do I see them as a danger in some instances? Most certainly? But to suggest that we have even wilder creatures roaming our streets at night hunting for deer is absolutely absurd.